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Google translation:
Bangladesh buys Chinese warships in a row, next step may buy 054 ships, appetite is not lost to Pakistan
New Little Soldiers 10-10 15:43
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Although it is not bordered by land, Bangladesh in South Asia is always one of our good friends. As a country with a low level of economic development and a comprehensive national strength, Bangladesh also attaches great importance to down-to-earth defense construction. It is happy to import good-quality equipment from other countries, but low-cost second-hand equipment is particularly evident in the navy. In recent years, the Bangladesh Navy has purchased many ships from us, including C-13B foreign trade light frigates, used 053H2 and 053H3 frigates, and so on. However, the appetite of this small country does not seem to be just that ...
On October 8, according to the official announcement of the Bangladesh Navy, it is planning to add two new frigates to the surface fleet in order to expand its combat capacity. It is worth noting that Bangladesh just received two brand new C-13B frigates last year. It ordered a total of four from China, and the first two were delivered 3 years ago. At the same time, the two 053H3 frigates retired in the country are currently undergoing refurbishment and modification at the shipyard. It is reported that they have been assigned the Bangladeshi ship number and are expected to be handed over to Bangladesh soon.
Up to now, taking into account the two 053H3 frigates waiting to be delivered, Bangladesh has successively imported 14 Chinese ships, including C-13B light frigates, 021 large guided missile boats, 024 light guided missile boats, and "Huchuan". Class torpedo boats, Type 62 frigates, Type 037 antisubmarine frigates, Type 069 mechanical landing craft, LPC patrol ships, Type 053H1 frigates, Type 053H2 frigates, Type 053H3 frigates, and Type 035G conventional submarines. In terms of the number of models alone, the country that imports the most Chinese ships in the world can buy it more than Pakistan.
According to news from the Bangladeshi social platform, the Navy hopes to obtain two frigates with "regional air defense" capabilities, which is precisely the capability not currently available to all Bangladeshi active vessels. No matter it is a Chinese foreign trade ship equipped with it, or a warship imported from South Korea and the United Kingdom, at most it has only a point of air defense capability, and it cannot resist multi-directional, multi-batch incoming air targets.
Because of this, some domestic experts in Bangladesh have analyzed that the country ’s navy may seek from China a large 054 frigate and install a vertical launcher and “Haihongqi-16” medium-range air defense missile for the ship. If this happens in the future, it means that Bangladesh will become the second country to buy the 054 after Pakistan. However, experts also believe that due to budget constraints, the Bangladesh Navy is unlikely to require the ship to be equipped with an expensive phased array radar like the 054A / P ship purchased by Pakistan, and it is likely to install a relatively inexpensive three-coordinate radar.
Objectively speaking, in the field of arms exports to small and medium-sized countries with limited financial resources, our advantages have become more apparent in recent years. After the end of the Cold War, European countries ’military expenditures and equipment scales have shrunk sharply. The number and frequency of new warships have dropped, and there are not many second-hand ships available for sale. As for the United States, its second-hand ships are mainly concentrated in 8000-ton destroyers, which is not practical for small countries, and the retired "Perry" -class frigates are also sold for almost the same time, and their inventory is not much. Throughout the world, there are not many countries that can export "used and used" second-hand warships, so we may maintain a dominant position in this field for a long time.
https://xw.qq.com/cmsid/20191010A0F...K6RrugzRPdreDOiAtZxR9QleRm9dynhqHAxvvKxMLQpHY
Google translation:
Bangladesh buys Chinese warships in a row, next step may buy 054 ships, appetite is not lost to Pakistan
New Little Soldiers 10-10 15:43
attention
Although it is not bordered by land, Bangladesh in South Asia is always one of our good friends. As a country with a low level of economic development and a comprehensive national strength, Bangladesh also attaches great importance to down-to-earth defense construction. It is happy to import good-quality equipment from other countries, but low-cost second-hand equipment is particularly evident in the navy. In recent years, the Bangladesh Navy has purchased many ships from us, including C-13B foreign trade light frigates, used 053H2 and 053H3 frigates, and so on. However, the appetite of this small country does not seem to be just that ...
On October 8, according to the official announcement of the Bangladesh Navy, it is planning to add two new frigates to the surface fleet in order to expand its combat capacity. It is worth noting that Bangladesh just received two brand new C-13B frigates last year. It ordered a total of four from China, and the first two were delivered 3 years ago. At the same time, the two 053H3 frigates retired in the country are currently undergoing refurbishment and modification at the shipyard. It is reported that they have been assigned the Bangladeshi ship number and are expected to be handed over to Bangladesh soon.
Up to now, taking into account the two 053H3 frigates waiting to be delivered, Bangladesh has successively imported 14 Chinese ships, including C-13B light frigates, 021 large guided missile boats, 024 light guided missile boats, and "Huchuan". Class torpedo boats, Type 62 frigates, Type 037 antisubmarine frigates, Type 069 mechanical landing craft, LPC patrol ships, Type 053H1 frigates, Type 053H2 frigates, Type 053H3 frigates, and Type 035G conventional submarines. In terms of the number of models alone, the country that imports the most Chinese ships in the world can buy it more than Pakistan.
According to news from the Bangladeshi social platform, the Navy hopes to obtain two frigates with "regional air defense" capabilities, which is precisely the capability not currently available to all Bangladeshi active vessels. No matter it is a Chinese foreign trade ship equipped with it, or a warship imported from South Korea and the United Kingdom, at most it has only a point of air defense capability, and it cannot resist multi-directional, multi-batch incoming air targets.
Because of this, some domestic experts in Bangladesh have analyzed that the country ’s navy may seek from China a large 054 frigate and install a vertical launcher and “Haihongqi-16” medium-range air defense missile for the ship. If this happens in the future, it means that Bangladesh will become the second country to buy the 054 after Pakistan. However, experts also believe that due to budget constraints, the Bangladesh Navy is unlikely to require the ship to be equipped with an expensive phased array radar like the 054A / P ship purchased by Pakistan, and it is likely to install a relatively inexpensive three-coordinate radar.
Objectively speaking, in the field of arms exports to small and medium-sized countries with limited financial resources, our advantages have become more apparent in recent years. After the end of the Cold War, European countries ’military expenditures and equipment scales have shrunk sharply. The number and frequency of new warships have dropped, and there are not many second-hand ships available for sale. As for the United States, its second-hand ships are mainly concentrated in 8000-ton destroyers, which is not practical for small countries, and the retired "Perry" -class frigates are also sold for almost the same time, and their inventory is not much. Throughout the world, there are not many countries that can export "used and used" second-hand warships, so we may maintain a dominant position in this field for a long time.
https://xw.qq.com/cmsid/20191010A0F...K6RrugzRPdreDOiAtZxR9QleRm9dynhqHAxvvKxMLQpHY
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